Ejercito joins NPC

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JUST as he said he would Senator JV Ejercito has left his father’s political party and joined the Nationalist Peoples Coalition yesterday as part of his re-election preparation for the 2019 midterm elections.

NPC senior council member Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III presided over Ejercito’s oath taking. With this development, Ejercito formally left the Partido ng Masang Pilipino (PMP) headed by his father Manila Mayor Joseph Estrada.

But his parting with PMP was not all smooth. This was after Ejercito himself admitted that he did not talk personally with his father before taking his oath at another party. He said that he just sent a emissary to inform the elder Estrada of his move.

In choosing NPC, Ejercito considered his good relationship with Sotto and by moving to his party, he expects that his working relationship with the head of the Senate will even grow stronger.

Sotto for his part said Ejercito is a shoo-in as NPC senatorial bet in the coming elections.

“Yes, definitely part of the NPC lineup,” Sotto said.

“On the part of the Nationalist People’s Coalition, we’d like to welcome Senator JV Ejercito. With open arms we are honored and very glad to have him because he is one of the more productive members of the Senate especially here in the 17th Congress,” Sotto added.